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OFI Publications
OFI Journal
The OFI Journal is the official publication of Ornamental Fish International. It has in-depth, topical, articles about the ornamental industry by authors within the field. The OFI Journal is free to all OFI members. Non-members may subscribe to the Journal or purchase backissues. Subscriptions run per calendar year (3 issues) and are automatically renewed unless unsubscribed. Cost per year, incl. postage: 55 Euro. For orders got to our shop. OFI E-Journal on-line
In March 2009 we made a start to put the OFI Journal on-line as an e-magazine for OFI members. The new OFI Journals will be put on-line when the are published and we work backwards to put the old issues on-line as well. The E-Journals can be found here.
OFI educational publications
OFI aims to improve the educational standard within the industry and therefore publishes a series of books with relevant topics for all who have to deal with the occupational aspects of the trade.Books in the series: Live food cultures for the Ornamental Aquatic Industry (OFI Educational series 3) International Transport of Live Fish in the Ornamental Aquatic Industry(OFI Educational series 2) Water Quality in the Ornamental Aquatic Industry (OFI Educational series 1) Forthcoming : Biosecurity in Ornamental Aquatic Industry. (OFI Educatinal series 4, May 2009)
All books can be ordered from our shop. Some articles from the OFI Journals:  | CHINA AND THE ORNAMENTAL AQUATIC INDUSTRY
OFI Secretary General Dr. Alex Ploeg discusses the relationships between companies worldwide, that are active in the Ornamental Aquatic Industry, and their Chinese counterparts. The article is based on his presentation at Aquaria China 2004. Read more |  | AQUARIA CHINA 2004: A GLIMPSE OF AN AWAKENING GIANT
OFI Secretary General Dr. Alex Ploeg reports: The organisers of Aquarama currently uses their expertise and contacts to build up a similar event in China as well. Organised in Guangzhou, one of the "hot spots" of the Chinese ornamental aquatic industry, Aquaria China 2004 was a promising start. Read more |  | MAN-MADE FISH: DOMESTICATED FISHES AND THEIR PLACE IN THE AQUATIC TRADE AND HOBBY
OFI President Svein A. Fosså discusses the place of selective bred varieties, hybrids, GMO's, artificially coloured fish, etc., in the aquatic trade and hobby. Possible problem areas are pointed out and recommendations are given. Originally presented as the Keynote Address at Aquarama 2003. Read more |  | CONSERVATION BENEFITS OF WILD CAPTURE AND CAPTIVE REARING IN THE ORNAMENTAL FISH INDUSTRY
Alison Rosser, IUCN/SSC Wildlife Trade Programme Officer, discusses the costs and benefits of supplying the aquarium trade from captive-bred individuals. Are the conservation benefits from captive breeding versus collection from the wild as obvious as commonly believed? Read more |  | FROM OCEAN TO AQUARIA: THE TRADE IN MARINE ORNAMENTALS WORLDWIDE
Colette Wabnitz, UNEP-WCMC, presents and analyses the most recent trade data from the Global Marine Aquarium Database (GMAD). Possible impacts on nature and populations are discussed, and conclusions and recommendations are given. (4 page article). Read more |  | RESPECT BRAZIL'S 'GOOD LIST' POLICY TO AVOID 'BIOPIRACY' OF ORNAMENTAL FISHES FROM THE AMAZON
Ning Labbish Chao and Paulo Petry looks into the aquarium industry's responsibility to avoid biopiracy in the Amazon. Which fishes are legal to export from Brazil? Read more |  | DECADE OF PROJECT PIABA: REFLECTIONS AND PROSPECTS
'Buy a Fish. Save a Tree'. Professor Ning Labbish Chao, leader of Project Piaba, & Dr Gregory Prang of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan review the progress made towards achieving this aim. Read more |  | HEALTHY REEFS AND FISH, HEALTHY BUSINESS AND HOBBY: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE MARINE ORNAMENTALS TRADE
Bruce Bunting, Vice President of the Center for Conservation Finance , World Wildlife Fund U.S., and Marshall Meyers, Executive Vice President, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) show how it is possible to combine healthy reefs and a healthy ornamental marine aquarium industry. Read more |  | GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN THE AQUATIC TRADE?
OFI Vice-Chairman Svein A. Fosså, discusses the complex and controversial issue of GMO's and their implications for the ornamental aquatic industry. Read more |  | KOI VIRUS DISEASE UPDATE
OFI Secretary General John Dawes, reports on his fact-finding visit to Israel to assess the latest situation regarding the KHV crisis. Read more |  | THE GLOBAL MARINE AQUARIUM DATABASE - CALL TO THE INDUSTRY
Dr. Ed Green, leader of the GMAD programme, outlines its aims and needs and highlights its fundamental importance for the marine ornamental aquatic industry. Read more |  | THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE AQUARIUM INDUSTRY IN MEXICO
Serafín Almenara Roldán, Marine Biologist AZOO-Mexico, S.A. de C.V., reviews some important aspects of the Mexican ornamental aquatic industry. Read more |  | QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMMES FOR SINGAPORE
Loo Jang Jing and Lim Lian Chuan, Freshwater Fisheries Centre, Agri-food and Veterinary Authority, Singapore. This paper was presented by the authors at the seminar: Serving you Better in the New Millennium, held on 5 May, 2000, during Interzoo 2000, Nuernberg, Germany. Read more |
More articles from past OFI Journals are available in the Documents Archive in the Members' Area (for OFI members only, login required).
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